Courts

The mother of a missing 5-year-old Merrimack boy is being held without bail after her arraignment Wednesday on charges of endangering the welfare of a child and witness tampering. READ MORE

A 25-year-old man is facing a negligent homicide charge in the bathtub drowning death of a child that occurred two years ago somewhere in Hillsborough County. READ MORE

The city is paying a Manchester man $20,000 to settle a lawsuit against police officers who twisted his arm and seized his cell phone containing a recording of a brawl two years ago outside a 7-Eleven. READ MORE

Brandon Gomez accused a 57-year-old homeless man of stealing his cell phone when he repeatedly pummeled him with his fists, knocking him to the ground in Victory Park, according to court papers. READ MORE

Jordan Moura was thrown out of Beers and Cheers Saturday night but, a prosecutor said, he forced his way back inside and shot a 29-year-old man, the brother of a woman he had insulted. READ MORE

A man accused of posting nude photos of a former roommate, taken in a computer hack, will spend 21 days in jail after a judge “reluctantly” agreed to a plea negotiated by prosecuting and defense attorneys. READ MORE

There are currently 142 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. In New Hampshire since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 116,710 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed. READ MORE

Paul Francis Stanford, a self-described out-of-work stockbroker from Plymouth, Mass., lost his bid to obtain a restraining order against Alderman Keith Hirschmann who, he alleged, is a member of a secret extra-governmental task force who has been surveilling him and infiltrating his electronic communications. READ MORE

The two indictments against Brandon Velez, 21, of 325 Amherst St., for first-degree assault and burglary, are among the 146 indictments for September handed up by a grand jury sitting in Hillsborough County Superior Court Northern District.  They were made public on Monday. READ MORE

A former elementary school principal is facing an additional felony charge of falsifying physical evidence related to an incident two years ago in which police say she faked a burglary at her North End home. READ MORE